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Smart Cities in SE Asia can deliver real quality of life improvements – report
SINGAPORE: A new report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), in collaboration with the Center for Liveable Cities in Singapore, finds that cities in Southeast Asia could use digital solutions to improve some quality-of-life indicators by 10 to 30 per cent. The report, Smart cities in Southeast Asia, is produced for the World Cities Summit […]
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Young Cambodian women on green mission to build roads with plastic waste
PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian capital Phnom Penh was once fondly known as the “Pearl of Asia”, with pretty post-colonial Khmer architecture, immaculate parks and tree-lined avenues. Today, it is a city of garbage, where mountains of rubbish engulf acres of landfills and grimy streets reek of waste and decay. But one day, it could see […]
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Climate change will make rice less nutritious
This article first appeared on The Conversation. Rice is the primary food source for more than three billion people around the world. Many are unable to afford a diverse and nutritious diet that includes complete protein, grains, fruits, and vegetables. They rely heavily on more affordable cereal crops, including rice, for most of their calories. […]
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UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative and ICLEI launch global goals to promote resilience and sustainability in cities
Montreal, Canada- The UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) and ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability successfully launched the Insurance Industry Development Goals for Cities at the ICLEI World Congress. The goals are set for cities and industries and encompass economic, social, and environmental sustainability. It also serves as a global action framework for the […]
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#StepUp2018: ICLEI pushes for climate neutrality, calling on Members to set mid-century targets
The new ICLEI vision for the urban era – the ICLEI Montréal Commitment and Strategic Vision – adopted by the ICLEI Council, calls on ICLEI Members to aim for climate neutrality in government infrastructure and operations before mid-century. “We need more cities worldwide to go climate neutral,” said Gino Van Begin, Secretary General of ICLEI. […]
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Junk Not! Upcycling plastic into furniture
This article first appeared on The Strait Times. THE PHILIPPINES • Some eight million tonnes of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans every year, destroying marine biodiversity and causing significant environmental and economic damage. According to a report last year by the non-profit organisation Ocean Conservancy, the Philippines is among the top contributors of […]
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5 pathways to systemic urban change
From climate change to urbanization, the rate and scale of global change is unprecedented. These impacts are changing the face of everyday life and posing substantial risk to communities and natural systems. Sustainable urban development will play a decisive role in global development. As cities grow and change, so do the demands on social infrastructure, […]
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ICLEI network unites in Montréal, releases new vision for the urban era
At the ICLEI World Congress in Montréal, the ICLEI Council announced a new strategic vision for tackling the development challenges of today’s urban era. The vision, outlined in the ICLEI Montréal Commitment, scales up ambition for sustainable development and charts a path towards systemic urban change. The commitment also formally retires the ICLEI 10 urban […]
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ACB chief pushes for marine biodiversity protection, conservation in Southeast Asia
In Photo: Asean Centre for Biodiversity Executive Director Theresa Mundita S. Lim (center) was recognized for her exemplary efforts in the protection of Tañon Strait Protected Seascape as the then-director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau. This article first appeared on Business Mirror. The Asean Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is pushing […]
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Climate change could heighten risk of global food production ‘shocks’
This article first appeared on Eco-Business.com. The 1972-74 food price crisis is the stuff of policy legend. At a time when grain prices had been declining for decades, the global price of wheat tripled in the space of just three years. The trigger was a poor wheat harvest throughout the major breadbaskets of southeast Ukraine and southwest Russia, ravaged […]
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